NEW CASTLE, PA, USA
N48259
CESSNA 152
THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING LANDINGS. ON THE LAST APPROACH AND LANDING, THE STUDENT RAISED THE AIRPLANE TO A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND THE STALL WARNING HORN WENT OFF. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CONTROL YOKE, PUTTING THE AIRPLANE IN A NOSE LOW PITCH ATTITUDE. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND SHEARED OFF, PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REGAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE STOPPED IN ABOUT 200 FEET.
INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT PILOT BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY A STUDENT PILOT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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